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People are beautiful. People are trash. It’s complicated, okay? I like to look at light and darkness, flowers and garbage, through many different lenses — philosophy, politics, pop culture, and a bit of original fiction. They’re all different bits of the same elephant in the end.

Red Light

Red Light

A sun-bleached old Camry idled in front of them, bearing a bumper sticker that read:
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James Powers
May 31, 2023
The Saltwater Cradle

The Saltwater Cradle

Another self-contained short story. Unlike other pieces I’ve shared recently, this is not intended as a horror story though it does have…
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James Powers
Apr 30, 2023
Storage

Storage

Unlike the last two pieces of fiction I’ve posted, which were excerpts from a novel in progress, this is a self-contained short story. It…
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James Powers
Mar 31, 2023
Offerings — II.1

Offerings — II.1

Mel was sure of it now — someone had told Izzy. The change in her demeanor likely went unnoticed by most of the guests, but to him it was…
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Feb 28, 2023
Offerings — III.2

Offerings — III.2

Fr. Matt realized that he had been standing motionless over the sacrarium for several minutes now, gazing into its drain as he listened…
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James Powers
Feb 10, 2023
An Open Letter to the Internet

An Open Letter to the Internet

I’ve sat on the following for a couple years now, waiting for either the “right time” or for someone’s shitty take to goad me into it.
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James Powers
Feb 7, 2023
Letterboxd litter #9

Letterboxd litter #9

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off / Raw / Ferdinand / Spider-Man: No Way Home
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James Powers
Jan 29, 2022
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